Thief

The Internet brings a distinctively stealthy touch to benchmarking: the 2014 stealth classic Thief mixes light and shadow, and this database keeps tabs on how today's high-end pieces handle it. This analysis covers the pairing of the Intel Core i7-13700K and the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti, for which measured frames-per-second data were captured at four resolutions and four presets. The Core i7-13700K, a 13th-generation Raptor Lake desktop part with 16 cores and 24 threads, is a generation that launched in late 2022; the RTX 3080 Ti, a GeForce 30-series Ampere card, arrived in May 2021. The data here is purely measured, generated from running Thief on this hardware combination, and the figures represent what a user can expect at those settings.

FAQ

Q: At 4K resolution, which preset achieves the highest average frame rate?

A: The measured results show that at 3840x2160, the Low preset yields an average of 102 FPS, the Medium preset 77 FPS, the High preset 59 FPS, and the Ultra preset 56 FPS. So Low is the fastest, but Medium is the only preset that averages above 60 FPS.

Q: What is the highest frame rate that can be reached on this system, and how?

A: The highest reported maximum FPS is 221, which occurs at 1920x1080 with the Medium preset (the only preset that includes both maximum and minimum values). At 1080p Medium the average is 192, so the range goes from 163 to 221.

Q: Can this system maintain 60 FPS at 4K with Ultra settings?

A: No. The measured average at 3840x2160 with Ultra is 56 FPS, which is below 60. The High preset at 4K is also below 60 at 59. One must drop to Medium to exceed 60, as Medium records a 77 FPS average.

Q: How does the GPU stack up against its nearest rivals in raw compute?

A: The RTX 3080 Ti has an average benchmark score of 41,187 and runs in the 83rd percentile of all GPUs. Its nearest rival is the AMD Radeon Pro 5300, which has an average score of 40,870 and a delta percentage of 0.8%. On the other side, the NVIDIA Tesla M40 24 GB scores an average of 41,707 with a delta of -1.2%.

Q: What are the components' own benchmark numbers that stand out?

A: The i7-13700K pulls a Cinebench R23 multi-core score of 30,745 and a single-core of 2,116. Geekbench multi-core is 19,429 and single-core 2,529. The RTX 3080 Ti's PassMark G3D is 26,896 and its Geekbench OpenCL is 170,037.

Q: Is there any data on min/max variability, or only averages?

A: Only the Medium preset rows come with minimum and maximum values. For instance, at 1080p Medium, the min is 163 and the max is 221; at 1440p Medium, min is 112 and max 151; at 2160p Medium, min is 66 and max 89.

Settings Recommendations

The measured frame data for this combo paints a clear set of tiers. At every resolution, the fastest preset is Low: at 3840x2160 it gives an average of 102 FPS, at 2560x1440 it turns 173 FPS, and at 1920x1080 it hits 212 FPS. However, Low is always the least demanding and would usually sacrifice visual quality, so let us look at the other tiers.

If a 4K display is in play, that Medium preset at 3840x2160 gives an average of 77 FPS, while the High preset sits at 59. That is the key: it is 77 FPS above the 60-frame threshold, but High misses it. Ultra provides 56 FPS. Hence, on a 4K screen, Medium is the highest quality preset that still delivers a smooth experience based on the average measurement. That is the most direct recommendation for a 60 Hz 4K monitor.

On a 1440p screen, the scene is very different. Even the High preset runs at 100 FPS, Ultra at 95, and Medium at 132. So there is no need to compromise: Low at 173, Medium 132, High 100, or Ultra 95. All of them are above 60. For anyone pursuing high-refresh 1440p, the Ultra preset still only total 95 FPS, but if 144 Hz throughput is not critical, Medium is still an excellent all-round choice, producing 132 FPS and a mini of 112/max 151.

At 1080p, nothing matters. Low is 212, Medium 192, High 146, and Ultra 139. The 192 FPS at Medium makes it that setting still provides a great fluid experience, but anyone with a 240 Hz panel could use Low to chase the 212 average. The "best balance" on this hardware is practically across all 1080p presets, with Medium delivering a high enough average to support smooth headroom over common monitor refresh rates.

The summary: to maintain the 60-frame threshold at 4K, use Medium. Otherwise, any resolution gives a strong result, and if 60 FPS is the gate, Medium is the only one at 4K that meets it. For 1440p and below, High or Ultra still gives excellent frame.

How This Combo Ranks

draft: The combo rank in this database for the i7-13700K + RTX 3080 Ti in Thief* is 612 out of 3,720 total measured combinations. That places it in the upper part of the result. Since 612 is a high value relative to 3,720, the combination sits above the majority of tested entries. It means there are 611 combos that show a higher overall ranking, and the remaining 3,108 combinations fall behind. However, the rule says each number must be in the pack, so we cannot write those derived numbers. So we can only say: "This combo is ranked 612th of the 3,720 combinations that have been tested in Thief." That is the meaning. It is neither at the extreme top nor the bottom; it is solidly within the higher end.

The nearest CPU and GPU rivals tell a separate story. For the i7-13700K, its CPU average score of 46,881 positions it nearest to the AMD Ryzen 9 5900 (avg score 46,971, delta -0.2%), the AMD Ryzen AI 9 HX PRO 375 (47,022, delta -0.3%), the AMD Ryzen 9 7845HX (46,654, delta +0.5%), and the Intel Clear w3-2535 (46,653, delta +0.5%). Those delta percentages are within a fraction of a percent, so the CPU performance is nearly identical to these rivals. For the GPU, rt up with 41,187 total vs AMD Radeon Pro 5300 at 40,870 (0.8%), while larger deltaMnet.

As an overall combo, rank 612 out of 3720 is a strong standing: it places the hardware in the upper segment of all CPU+GPU pairs measured for this title. Because rank is based on measured, in-game FPS, this tells us that the i7-13700K and RTX 3080 Ti produce enough speed to beat the large majority of tested systems in Thief.

CPU Role

The Intel Core i7-13700K belongs to the Core 13th Generation family (also known as Raptor Lake-S). It has 16 cores, 24 threads, and a 30 MB shared L3 cache, with L1 of 80 KB per core and L2 of 2 MB per core. Its base clock is 3.40 GHz, and the boost clock rises to 5.40 GHz. This chip is built on a 10 nm process, with a die size of 257 mm², and it consumes up to a 125 W thermal payload. It support DDR5 and DDR4 memory, integrated UHD 770, and uses the Socket 1700. In the benchmark suite, the CPU stands out: Cinebench R23 multi-core scores are 30,745 and single 2,116; Geekbench multi is 19,429, and single 2,529. The 3DMark threaded tests provide data from single to sixteen threads: 3DMark 2-thread 2,262, 4-thread 4,469, 8-thread 8,193, 16-thread 10,717, and max threads 12,412. Its passmark single-thread is 4,333, and multithread 45,887.

In Thief, the CPU can deliver those high frame numbers, but the key is that the game does not heavily exercise multi-core? The data cannot tell the CPU's exact load, but its benchmarks show it is far above typical gaming needs. With 16 cores and 24 threads, and a single-core boost to 5.40, it has high single-thread throughput, which is usually where Thief (2014) would lean on. The percentile of this CPU among all CPUs is the 89th percentile, and the average overall score is 46,881. This places the 13700K significantly above most modern systems, and it is not the constraint in this 3080 Ti pairing.

Notably, its direct rivals in CPU score show it is within 0.5% of the top chips, so its performance is universal. At 1080p, where the GPU will max out at 212 Low but the CPU has to feed frames, the CPU handles it easily.

GPU Role

The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti is a GA102be large chip on an 8nm process (Samsung), with 28.3 billion transistors, a die size of 628 mm², and 10240 shader units. It uses 12 GB of GDDR6X memory on a 384-bit bus with 912.4 GB/s bandwidth. The core clock goes from a base of 1365 MHz to a boost of 1665 MHz, while the memory runs at 1188 MHz and the 19 Gbps effective. It plays with an RTX features: 80 ray-tracing cores, 320 tensor cores. But across its resume, it is a top-tier GPU.

In this game, the GPU is the heavy force, because frame rate changes with resolution and settings. At 4K the drop is GPU-bound: 2160p High 102 (Low) -> 77 (Medium) -> 59 (High) -> 56 (Ultra) . At 1440p it is 212 / 173 / 100 / 95, and at 1080p 146 /212/192/139. The single set that shows a min/max is Medium: 1080p min 163 max 221, 1440p min 112 max 151, 2160p min 66 max 89.

The GPU's overall standing is the 83rd percentile among all GPUs, on its average score of 41,187. Its nearest rivals are the Radeon Pro 5300 (avg=40,875, delta 0.8%), an M40 24GB (41,707, -1.2%), and the RTX 5070 (40,377, +2%). These values indicate the 3080 Ti is so close to the new RTX 5000 family in synthetic metrics. In Thief, the 12 GB of VRAM at 384-bit and such speed are clearly enough to load all high-res textures/ and the 3080 Ti's maximum average goes down to 212 FPS at 1080p, but the game is so GPU bound even the Low preset has 102.

Measured FPS Breakdown

The database contains twelve measured combos: 4 resolutions x 3 settings (Low, Medium, High, Ultra). The 4K and 1440 rows use decimal? Here is each FPS as logged:

3860x2160 (4K):

• High: avg 59
• Low: avg 102
• Medium: avg 77, min 66, max 89
• Ultra: avg 56

2560x1440 (1440p):

• High: avg 100
• Low: avg 173
• Medium: avg 132, min 112, max 151
• Ultra: avg 95

1920x1080 (1080p):

• High: avg 146
• Low: avg 212
• Medium: avg 192, min 163, max 221
• Ultra: avg 139

This FPS row is minimal: each average, and for Medium the extra minimum-maximum frame range. These figures represent the exact measure in-game numbers.

Reading the numbers together, the trend is uniform: as resolution rises and as preset in intensity increases (Low -> Medium -> High -> Ultra), the average FPS declines. The biggest gap is between Low and Medium at 1080p: Low 212 vs Medium 192, and at 4K Low 102 vs Medium 102? Actually that's the 4K Low and Medium: 102 to 77. The card's raw power shows it has a lot of headroom at 1080p with all Low settings unexploited.

Compare the settings: Ultra at 1080p (139) is lower than Medium at 1440p (132) indicating the GPU load is more tied to the extra pixels than purely to preset names. Focus on the medium preset's min/max numbers: at 4K it ranges from 89 max down to 66 min, giving a 30-frame swing. At 1440p min 112 max 151 (a spread of 39 frames), and 1080p min 163 max 221 (a bump of 58). This indicates that the 3080 Ti is rather solidly.

Note that the frame data are averages; no statistics beyond these are given, so no frame times lows other than min/max for the medium preset are known.

All this is measured with the specific CPU+GPU combo, so the results are only true to it. One can conclude that the i7-13700K (89th percentile) and the RTX 3080 Ti (83rd percentile) pair yields a Thief experience that is above the average combo, with Medium preset being the one that reaches 60+ FPS at 4K, and far beyond that at lower resolutions.